10 Generations of Stewardship

This farm began as an act of conscience. Jonathan Lindley, a devout Quaker from Orange County, North Carolina, could not accept slavery. He led his family west in 1811 to the territory that would become Indiana. With him came his daughter Ruth, who had married Joseph Farlow in North Carolina in 1799. Together, Ruth and Joseph purchased this land from the Northwest Territory of the United States — formalized by a sheepskin deed bearing President James Madison's signature. Ten generations of their descendants still steward that same Orange County ground.

A note on this record: the lineage traces from Orange County, North Carolina to Orange County, Indiana — two counties sharing the same name, separated by a journey made in the name of freedom.

✦ Anc.

Origins · Ireland & Pennsylvania

Thomas Lindley & Ruth Hadley

Thomas: Feb. 25, 1706 – Sep. 14, 1781 · Ruth: 1742 – Apr. 12, 1785

Married November 22, 1731 · Pennsylvania

Thomas Lindley was born in Ireland. The family established roots in Pennsylvania before moving south to North Carolina, beginning the lineage that would eventually reach Indiana.

I Gen

North Carolina

Jonathan Lindley & Deborah Dix

Jonathan: 1756 – Apr. 5, 1828 · Deborah: Oct. 10, 1757 – Aug. 9, 1811

Married 1776 · North Carolina

★ Led the migration from Orange County, North Carolina. Jonathan Lindley, a devout Quaker, could not accept slavery. He organized and led his family's journey west to the territory that would become Indiana — a principled act in search of free soil. His daughter Ruth had married Joseph Farlow in North Carolina in 1799, and together they made the journey with him.

II Gen

The Founding · 1811

Ruth Lindley & Joseph Farlow

Ruth: Apr. 25, 1780 – Feb. 2, 1854 · Joseph: Oct. 27, 1771 – Jul. 14, 1845

Married Nov. 22, 1799 · North Carolina

★ Purchased the farm in 1811. Ruth Lindley Farlow and her husband Joseph made the journey west with her father Jonathan Lindley, settling where the rolling hills of southern Indiana reminded them of home. Ruth and Joseph purchased this land from the Northwest Territory of the United States — the deed signed by President James Madison — making it the oldest continuously same-family-owned farm on record in Indiana. In 1824, they cleared land to establish a Friends (Quaker) church known as the Beech Grove Church, adjacent to the farm. Ruth and Joseph Farlow are both buried there. The church and cemetery still stand today, over 200 years later.

III Gen

Orange County, Indiana

Jonathan Farlow & Mary Hill

Jonathan: c. Jul. 1800 – Sep. 14, 1873 · Mary: c. 1849 – Dec. 18, 1891

Married Nov. 25, 1852 · Indiana

The farm continued through the Farlow line into the second generation of Indiana stewardship.

IV Gen

Orange County, Indiana

Ellen Farlow & Joseph Trimble

Ellen: Sep. 5, 1858 – Jul. 23, 1930 · Joseph: Dec. 16, 1850 – 1907

Married Nov. 29, 1877 · Indiana

Ellen Farlow carried the farm lineage into the Trimble family name, beginning the next chapter of stewardship that would span three more generations.

V Gen

Orange County, Indiana

E. Ernest Trimble & Mary M. Fleming

Ernest: Dec. 1, 1878 – Oct. 1, 1966 · Mary: Sep. 24, 1882 – Nov. 30, 1953

Married Apr. 12, 1900 · Indiana

Ernest Trimble operated the farm as a dairy cattle operation, shaping the land and its purpose through the early 20th century.

VI Gen

Orange County, Indiana

Edwin Trimble & Mable O. Burgess

Edwin: Mar. 1, 1913 – Jul. 24, 1996 · Mable: Nov. 4, 1914 – Jun. 20, 2011

Married Sep. 10, 1933 · Indiana

Edwin transitioned the farm from dairy to beef cattle. Mable Burgess Trimble lived to 96 years old — her long life a quiet testament to the enduring character of this family. Their daughter Jeanette would become the heart of the farm's 2016 Bicentennial celebration.

VII Gen

Georgetown, Indiana

M. Jeanette Trimble & Phillip Haworth

Jeanette: Dec. 12, 1935 – Jan. 19, 2024 · Phillip: Oct. 18, 1932 – Feb. 19, 2011

Married Feb. 20, 1955 · Indiana

Jeanette Trimble Haworth was the guardian of this farm's promise. She organized the 2016 Bicentennial celebration and received the Hoosier Homestead Bicentennial Award from Governor Michael Pence — but her greatest act of stewardship was quieter than any ceremony: when the opportunity to sell arose, she held firm. She made certain this land would never leave the family. Phillip and Jeanette were married 56 years. "The love of family, the love of the land passed down. It's a tradition we carry on."

In Memoriam

M. Jeanette Trimble Haworth · December 12, 1935 – January 19, 2024

She was the keeper of this farm's promise. When others might have sold, Jeanette held firm — not out of stubbornness, but out of love. She understood that this land was not just acres and fields; it was two centuries of family faith, hard work, and roots reaching back to a Quaker family from North Carolina who journeyed west on principle — so their children might live on free soil.

Jeanette made sure it was never sold. Her will to preserve what Ruth and Joseph Farlow began in 1811 did not end with her passing — it had already taken root in three more generations. Her great-grandchildren now carry forward what she refused to let go. The land remains. Her love of it remains.

"The love of family, the love of the land passed down. It's a tradition we carry on."

VIII Gen

Lanesville, Indiana

John Haworth & Michelle Gibson

John: Apr. 16, 1962 – · Michelle: Jun. 28, 1967 –

Married Aug. 13, 1988 · Indiana

"Hey, this is ours and it means a lot. That's the thing that's been instilled in me. And we've passed it on to the kids." — John Haworth

Indiana

Phyllis Haworth & Gary Stoll

Phyllis: Aug. 21, 1964 –

"It's a real retreat — emphasis on treat — to go there." — Phyllis Haworth

IX Gen

From John & Michelle Haworth

Ashlie Haworth

b. Aug. 9, 1990

m. Caleb Green

Children: Roby & Quaid Green

Jordan Haworth

b. Aug. 22, 1993

Emily Haworth

b. Mar. 26, 1996

m. Andrew Wimp

Child: Isla (b. Apr. 26, 2026)

Mackenzie Haworth

b. Oct. 4, 1998

From Phyllis Haworth

Robert Heinrich

b. Dec. 23, 1985

m. Sara Stout · Jun. 26, 2010 · Kentucky

Children: Ellie & Maxwell Heinrich

Christopher Heinrich

b. Apr. 26, 1989

Child: Anna Heinrich

Joseph Heinrich

b. Dec. 8, 1995

m. Erin McNeil

Child: Ronan Heinrich-McNeil

X Gen

From Robert & Sara Heinrich

Ellie Heinrich b. Sep. 24, 2012
Maxwell Heinrich b. Dec. 12, 2014Shares a birthday with great-grandmother Jeanette Haworth ✦

From Ashlie Haworth & Caleb Green

Roby Green
Quaid Green

From Emily Haworth & Andrew Wimp

Isla b. Apr. 26, 2026

From Christopher Heinrich

Anna Heinrich

From Joseph Heinrich & Erin McNeil

Ronan Heinrich-McNeil

Orange County Farm Lineage

From Orange County, North Carolina · 1811 to Present

This record spans over 215 years of unbroken family stewardship — beginning before Indiana statehood, cemented by a presidential deed, and carried forward through ten generations of the Farlow–Trimble–Haworth family on the same Orange County ground.